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In addition to seeking federal funding for housing subsidies and homeowner programs such as Section 8, loans for rehabilitation and [[DREAMS]], city officials were seeking federal funds for public housing for the poor, considering 1) a "workfare" training program to develop construction crews for help low-income residents rehabilitate buildings, 2) amending city housing codes to make it easier to move rather than demolish homes, and 3) continuing and expanding programs to help pay closing costs for first-time buyers. (3) | In addition to seeking federal funding for housing subsidies and homeowner programs such as Section 8, loans for rehabilitation and [[DREAMS]], city officials were seeking federal funds for public housing for the poor, considering 1) a "workfare" training program to develop construction crews for help low-income residents rehabilitate buildings, 2) amending city housing codes to make it easier to move rather than demolish homes, and 3) continuing and expanding programs to help pay closing costs for first-time buyers. (3) | ||
See: [[DUBUQUE CASKET COMPANY]] | |||
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Revision as of 20:19, 16 June 2016
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. In 1993 housing activists in Dubuque were considering fifty-one strategies to create more affordable housing in the city. The strategies were used to develop the city's one-year an five-year plans. The plan had to be developed to meet U. S. Department of House and Urban Development regulations. (1)
The needs survey indicated that elderly people made up a significant portion of residents needing housing assistance. An estimated 800 elderly earned less than half of the city's median income ($32,881). About 300 of those citizens paid half of their income for housing. Another finding found that about 2,000 non-elderly earned less than half of the city's median income with 800 paying more than half of their income for housing. A third fact was that 1,718 Dubuque homeowners earned between zero and half the city's median income. Dubuque had 750 people waiting for housing assistance at a time when the city helped about 900 people with housing costs. (2)
In addition to seeking federal funding for housing subsidies and homeowner programs such as Section 8, loans for rehabilitation and DREAMS, city officials were seeking federal funds for public housing for the poor, considering 1) a "workfare" training program to develop construction crews for help low-income residents rehabilitate buildings, 2) amending city housing codes to make it easier to move rather than demolish homes, and 3) continuing and expanding programs to help pay closing costs for first-time buyers. (3)
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Sources:
1. Eiler, Donnelle. "Housing Activists Eye 51 Strategies," Telegraph Herald, October 28, 1993, p. 3A
2. Ibid.
3. Ibid.